Job seekers can now do a sound check on their vocal chords before a big job interview.
Susan Rucker, a Richmond consultant who also runs a web startup, just launched JobsMirror.net. The site is meant to prepare job seekers for their next big interview by recording their answers to standard interview questions and then analyzing the tone of their voice to help them sound more confident.
“Most people looking for job are looking for ways to improve their ability to communicate in an interview,” Rucker said.
JobsMirror went live about two months ago but was under development for the past year.
Users can sign up for free to get five minutes of voice analysis per month. The site also offers paid subscriptions, which range from $9.99 to $29.99 per month for 20 minutes to 150 minutes.
She wouldn’t disclose how much she invested, but Rucker said she and four partners are funding the service. Joel Erb, president of Richmond marketing firm INM United, is one of the partners helping to fund and develop the project.
Rucker is running the site full time now, but she also owns a consulting firm called Prospective Insights for high gross local and global businesses.
VoiceMirror, launched in 2009, owns the license for the technology used for JobsMirror.
Six months ago, VoiceMirror first tried a smaller scale version of the site called SalesMirror. That site, which helps companies train sales teams, has about 100 subscribers.
At JobsMirror, you can sign up for free, pick your practice questions and dial an 800 number to answer the questions. The software records the answers and spits out results based on the stress level, concentration and confidence in the person’s voice.
Some of the sample topics are questions about a candidate’s resume, working as part of a team, leadership and communication skills.
JobsMirror offers different questions for those seeking a first job or promotion, recent college graduates and those making a career change.
Users can also create their own practice questions they would like to answer.
Rucker said the software, called Sense Software, analyzes more than 120 variables of a person’s voice.
“The site scores answers based on the emotional quality in your voice,” she said.
Rucker said many interviewers are asking “behavioral” questions to gauge how a candidate would handle a conflict or other employment-related situations.
“It’s hard to think on the fly about the proper answers,” Rucker said. “This is an opportunity to research those answers and polish up what you’re saying.”
Rucker said the site has a handful of paid and unpaid subscribers.
Job seekers can now do a sound check on their vocal chords before a big job interview.
Susan Rucker, a Richmond consultant who also runs a web startup, just launched JobsMirror.net. The site is meant to prepare job seekers for their next big interview by recording their answers to standard interview questions and then analyzing the tone of their voice to help them sound more confident.
“Most people looking for job are looking for ways to improve their ability to communicate in an interview,” Rucker said.
JobsMirror went live about two months ago but was under development for the past year.
Users can sign up for free to get five minutes of voice analysis per month. The site also offers paid subscriptions, which range from $9.99 to $29.99 per month for 20 minutes to 150 minutes.
She wouldn’t disclose how much she invested, but Rucker said she and four partners are funding the service. Joel Erb, president of Richmond marketing firm INM United, is one of the partners helping to fund and develop the project.
Rucker is running the site full time now, but she also owns a consulting firm called Prospective Insights for high gross local and global businesses.
VoiceMirror, launched in 2009, owns the license for the technology used for JobsMirror.
Six months ago, VoiceMirror first tried a smaller scale version of the site called SalesMirror. That site, which helps companies train sales teams, has about 100 subscribers.
At JobsMirror, you can sign up for free, pick your practice questions and dial an 800 number to answer the questions. The software records the answers and spits out results based on the stress level, concentration and confidence in the person’s voice.
Some of the sample topics are questions about a candidate’s resume, working as part of a team, leadership and communication skills.
JobsMirror offers different questions for those seeking a first job or promotion, recent college graduates and those making a career change.
Users can also create their own practice questions they would like to answer.
Rucker said the software, called Sense Software, analyzes more than 120 variables of a person’s voice.
“The site scores answers based on the emotional quality in your voice,” she said.
Rucker said many interviewers are asking “behavioral” questions to gauge how a candidate would handle a conflict or other employment-related situations.
“It’s hard to think on the fly about the proper answers,” Rucker said. “This is an opportunity to research those answers and polish up what you’re saying.”
Rucker said the site has a handful of paid and unpaid subscribers.
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